The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:07:17 at Johannesburg 2026 put Liam Swanepoel on the age-group podium: 2nd of 81 in the 16–24 age group.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 3:41 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:25 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:57, was faster than 99% of the field.
The field ran 9:49 faster at Johannesburg 2026 than at Johannesburg 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:13Running 1 4:54v median −2:20
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Block 02 5:48Running 2 3:13v median −1:40
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Block 03 8:00Running 3 3:49v median −1:26
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Block 04 7:33Running 4 3:44v median −1:31
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Block 05 8:30Running 5 3:52v median −1:27
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Block 06 5:49Running 6 3:51v median −1:26
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Block 07 6:51Running 7 3:52v median −1:21
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Block 08 10:44Running 8 5:39v median −2:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:57
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 727
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 727 men who finished.